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Michael Kazin

Michael Kazin’s most recent book is What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party. He is a professor of history at Georgetown University.

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September 25, 2012
Which U.S. President Does Romney Most Resemble? (Hint: It’s Not a Republican)
September 25, 2012
Which U.S. President Does Romney Most Resemble? (Hint: It’s Not a Republican)
September 5, 2012
In Praise of Presidents Who Aren't Good Family Men
August 14, 2012
‘Supporting Our Troops’ Has Become an Exercise in Denial
August 11, 2012
Dick Cheney Was Nothing: Why Paul Ryan Would Be the Most Powerful V.P. Ever
July 17, 2012
Why Businessmen Don’t Get Elected President
June 25, 2012
A Constitutional Amendment to Fix Campaign Finance Can’t Pass Congress. But It Could Start a Movement.
June 7, 2012
A Polish New Left
May 4, 2012
Why the Democratic Party’s Future Depends on Finding a Moral Argument
April 25, 2012
Obama, a European Socialist? I Wish!
March 31, 2012
Why Baseball is the Best—And Least Exploitative—American Sport
March 8, 2012
Why ‘Crony Capitalism’ is as American as Apple Pie
February 28, 2012
Why Don’t Liberals Write Big Books Anymore?
February 8, 2012
The Producers
January 25, 2012
Saul Alinsky Wasn’t Who Newt Gingrich Thinks He Was
January 17, 2012
The End of the Christian Right
December 23, 2011
I Love Christmas Kitsch, And I’m Not Ashamed To Admit It
December 7, 2011
Why a Gingrich vs. Obama Matchup Would Be Good For the Country
November 7, 2011
Anarchism Now: Occupy Wall Street Revives an Ideology
October 20, 2011
How Occupy Wall Street Offers a Promising New Model for the Left

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